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There's A Yeti In The Playground!

Pamela Butchart, Thomas Flintham

There's A Yeti In The Playground!

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  • Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
  • Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair

Average rating

5 out 5

250 reviews

The eighth in a smash hit series of hilarious tales about primary school life from best-selling, award-winning creators! Packed with excellent black and white illustrations, this is the perfect longer read for newly confident readers.

Nothing is quite as it seems for Izzy and her friends, and the drama is always off the scale!

Izzy and friends are excited! The snow is falling fast and they’re hoping they’ll all be sent home early. But then they hear weird noises in the playground, and find a big footprint in the snow…

And that’s when they know! There’s a YETI in the playground and it’s HUNGRY!

Have you read these brilliantly funny Izzy and friends adventures?

Baby Aliens Got My Teacher

The Spy Who Loved School Dinners – Blue Peter Award Winner 2015

My Headteacher Is a Vampire Rat – Children’s Book Award Winner 2016

Attack of the Demon Dinner Ladies

To Wee Or Not To Wee!

There’s a Werewolf in my Tent – Lollies Shortlist 2019

The Phantom Lollipop Man

Icarus Was Ridiculous

Praise for Izzy and friends:

""Butchart has enviable comic timing and a shrewd understanding of how primary-aged children think, speak and speculate. Punchy short chapters, genuinely laugh-out-loud humour and Flintham’s zany pictures make the series an absolute must."" – The Bookseller

""Good jokes and lots of fun, and especially good for reluctant readers."" – Sunday Times

Reviews

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My favourite character is Masie. The funniest bit was when Zach went out in the snow to find Masie with his friends. He was pretending to be wearing skies but he fell over in the snow face first and all of his friends fell down with him

Queen Hopscotch Frankenstein 02.08.2026

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it is funny

Commander Dragon Possum 31.07.2026

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They thought that their was a yeti but it was maisie mum.

Senorita Wanda Frankfurter 25.07.2026

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The story is really funny. I read the book really quickly as it a cool mystery and I wanted to find out what happened next. I would recommend this story.

Dame Sunny Lanzarote 24.07.2026

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I love this book because Pamela always has been imaginative in her books and it always makes me hooked i to read it until the end. I like Maisie best because she always faints but she gets brave in some of the book/s like th phantom lollipop man.

Empress Magnolia Mystery 08.07.2026

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It's really fun

Judge Ursula Tinkle 07.07.2026

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Extremely Amazing

Esquire Cornelius Lanzarote 14.04.2026

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It's funny because Maisie's mum is the yeti ,spooky.

Queen Petronella Bluebird 22.03.2026

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It was a really funny story because it was about kids thinking that a yeti was in the playground but it wasn’t really a yeti.I would recommend it to anyone who likes scary stories.

Sergeant Pablo Mouse 26.01.2026

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I really enjoyed this book, especially as a joyful read at night. I think these series of books are particularly special as they are mysterious (which I love) but also absolutely HILARIOUS! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone with a good sense of humour - even adults!

Lady Iguana Archer 07.01.2026

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I would recommend it someone else. I like the style of how the story is presented and the characters

Officer Sapphire O’Doughnut 14.12.2025

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It was exciting to read and masie’s mum was way too overprotective. I did not like the office ladies because they were very mean.

Principal Wanda Pineapple 02.09.2025

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This book is about 4 kids at school who solve problems witch they shouldn’t let’s meet them now Jodi Zach Izzy and Maisie in this one there’s a storm witch means they are snowed in. But when they sneak into the staff room and find out about a beast from the east witch they think is a yeti.but they don’t always get things right so who thinks this is true or is it a lie (I am not lieing it is the book)

Director Kiki Washington 31.08.2025

Star Reviewer

Star Reviewer

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It was not factual.

Madam Cynthia Sausage-Roll 04.07.2025

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I loved how scary it was . I found it so funny they thought there was a yeti.

Captain Sketch Pinkerton 16.09.2024

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No! It’s Maisie’s mum! Trying to save Maisie and her friends from the snow! SO FUNNY!

General Pixie Chipperfield 01.09.2024

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This is a funny book about a yeti being in the playground when Izzy and friends are snowed in at school. I think other people would like reading this book

Nurse Mildred Tyrannosaurus 11.08.2024

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It's so funny especially when Mrs Sieth runs out of the school with one shoe and one foot.

Princess Fenella Casserole 31.07.2024

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The person I liked best was Maisie’s mum because she was the yeti and I would recommend the book for people who like adventures

Senor Pongo Quarantine 30.07.2024

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So scary

Queen Sunny Jamboree 29.07.2024